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spartan

[spahr-tn] / ˈspɑr tn /


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At 235 W. 23rd St. in Manhattan, the lobby is similarly spartan.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

He puts the authorities' leniency down partly to the tidy and spartan way he operates his business: a bench, umbrella, card reader and table that he folds up and carts away each evening.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

The first were spartan nooks, just large enough to shelter one hermit from the elements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

They often live in spartan conditions and earn meager wages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

Orlando West was a dusty, spartan area of boxy municipal houses that would later become part of Greater Soweto, Soweto being an acronym for South-Western Townships.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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